December 22, 2015 – Meenas Poems

Had been with me all the while

had been with me in style

now gone from me so soon

away from causing a doom

I feel sorry for the absence

being an enlightening presence

I have to cope without it

have to accept the alienation

would be difficult at first

slowly would come to rest.

Ramblings

A Jaunt June 24, 2022

A drive to the plantations I see my trees looking robustshimmering with a greenish hue Part of the area, takes the cue from the play schools, hostingtwo year old. toddlers jostling in the airexpressing a sweetnessnonpareil. Crossing them, I behold the fruits with gold coats a tinge of black runs in between lie in heaps, shiningas the sun’s […] […]

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Truth Beguiled June 18, 2022

I wonder why they callthe downpour raining cats and dogs. Watching the rainfall with a bark and a howlI relate to the saying. A couple of days earlierI observed an interrupted drizzlemewing and cooing. Again associating withthe idiom I resonate, with pride. acknowledging my wisdom. Having read many connotationsI find none of them appropriate feel mine […]

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Flight Turns Expensive June 15, 2022

Back at my place of business, a second home as my visa says I step into the house, Happyas it was perfect. It is past midnight, I gobblesome food I broughtquench my thirst with a 250 mlHundred Plus, a carbonated drink. Lo! my wardrobe keys go missing I search the drawers where I keepexcept the keys other belongings remain […]

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Attitude June 14, 2022

My son spoke to me yesterday, he speaks every other day,his words of yesterday, I quote, “wherever you are mom, houses may vary, ambience might differ, places change, but you stay at homeaway from the mainstream”. “How true”! I exclaimI drive to places inside the country,fly to countries, spending money, experiencing great discomfort in flight what for? rus […]

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Namesakes June 6, 2022

it is about the namesakesalmost the same in respectsqualification very basicbody language quixotic,talk alike. a queer sound is a precursor, a drawl follows,mincing and mumbling they carry onan incessant chatter keeping those around in discomfort. The differences being twothe initial comes foremost, the most relevant distinctionone being good at heartthe […]

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Unmai May 29, 2022

Viewed by many as a maverick Unmai did not change his ways for anyone. be it you and me path being a straightforward quest. Satyam being an idealism he followed with a penchant allowed no colours or sketches whatsoever to diminish its beauty. Raw, as it stood in the arenabare as it is seen […]

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It Is Me By Means May 27, 2022

Terrible distraction Terrific pressureTremendous excitementare my recent calls o Been a shadow all throughthe heydays .nestling in the background I am in the central, a pivot rather, coordinating the activitiessynchronizing the eventsrecording the detailsall done before by me turning a villain, that remained unknown to the worldI embark into the limeligh […]

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A Paler Version May 24, 2022

Flower shows and fruit showskept us busy those days.My mother, an avid gardenerbagged prizes for her gardensflowers, fruits and vegetables. I ran up the podium to receivethe awards and rolling cupsyear after year, Newspapersflashed the ceremony,news reel recordedthe prize winning entries. Back home, my friends,congratulated me as ifI was responsible for the […]

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Sleep – Definition May 23, 2022

Defined as sleep commonlylying in bed , closing ‘the eyessnoring at times, ismuch heard of, could denoteone of staying awakeunaware of those around That being a slumber,while most of us livepaying no attentionto environment, to fellow human beings to other existences, it is” I and I”, alwayscould be termed as sleepwhere the mind strivestowards a […] […]

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As I Pass May 22, 2022

The punctuality, the discipline the dress code I am noted forhave abandoned me in a quick as I walk like a recluse governed neither by time nor by appearance,a trace of hippyism My gray hair flying in all directions’as I least try to colour themexcess starch in my sareemakes me look roundishconverting me shorter thanI am in real […]

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